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DATE CATEGORY ORGANIZATION PURPOSE/
DESCRIPTION
COUNTRY CONTACT PHONE/
FAX
E-MAIL WWW PAGE ADDRESS STATUS FUELS SIZES YEARS UNITS BUILT COST COMMENTS
9/20/99 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING BG TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Exclusive marketing and installation of Ankur (ASCENT) gasifiers USA Wm. E. Partanen 202 452 1911

202 452 8323

delaqui@ibm.net www.bgtechnologies.com 1155 15th St., NW, Suite 810, Washington, D.C. 20005 546 gasifiers installed by Ankur since 1987 3 - 700 kWe installations; also thermal applications 1 - 700 kWe 10: 18000hr 2   BG Systems aimed at gasificatin of ag wastes for power
9/1/97 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING CALIFORNIA PELLET MILL CO. Manufacturer of pellet mills for biomass densification USA Bob Massengill 612 332 1400

612 755 3713

    2524 118th Lane NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 Active            
9/20/99 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING CAPSTONE MICROTURBINES Build and market small turbines (30 kW) USA Ake Almgren 818 716 2929

818 716 9910

  www.capstoneturbine.com                
9/20/99 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING DTI (Danish Technological Institute, DTI Environment, Waste Management) Updraft pilot plant for hazardous waste. Consulting on updraft and waste. DENMARK Bjorn Malmgren-Hansen 45 8943 8943

45 8943 8673

bjorn.malmgren-Hansen@dti.dk www.dti.dk DTI Environment, DTI, Teknologiparken #22, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. Pilot plant operational, planning full scale plants for hazardous waste Leather waste, impregnated wood, Planning 2-15 MW       Pilot plant operational, larger plants in planning stage
9/20/99 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING FERN ENGINEERING, INC. Adaptation of gas turbines to run on producer gas, design gasif. Eqpt. USA Jeff Phillips 508 563 7181

507 564 4851

ferneng@capecon.net www.capecod.net/ferneng Bix 3380 55 Portside Dr., Pocasset, MA 02559 Active NA NA 30 NA NA Prodoced designs for gas turbines to operate on producer gas modifying nozzles etc., unaffiliated withturbine mfgrs.
9/1/97 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING FLEXENERGY (Formerly Reflective Energies) Small turbine development for biomass USA Edan Prabhu 949 380 4899

949 380 8407

edanprabhu@msn.com   22922 Tiagua, Mission Viejo, CA 92692-1433 Active Producer gas         Gas turbines typically need high pressure gas, but Prabhu developing atmospheric producer pressure turbines
1/20/98 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING KAMENGO TECHNOLOGY, INC. Non-consolidating feeder system CANADA Nazmir Bundalli 604 270 9995

604 270 9921

    Suite 210-10451 Shellbridge Way, Richmond, BC, V6X2W8, CANADA ACTIVE Most biomass fuels   10     Novel feeder design, a "spin-off" from British Columbia Research Corporation
3/1/98 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING STIRLING THERMAL MOTORS Manufacturers of Stirling Engines USA William McKeough 314 458 0169

314 458 4937

    238 Waterside Dr., Grover, MO. 63040             Chiptec gasifier with Stirling engine
9/4/97 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING SUNPOWER, INC. Small scale power from biomass; free-piston, 2.5 kW Stirling engine USA Neill W. Lane 614 594 2221

614 593 7531

lane@sunpower.com http://www.sunpower.com Box 2625, Athens OH, 45701 Active development           Simple Sitrling engine system
8/1/97 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING SUSTAINABLE ENGINE SYSTEMS (SES) LTD Stirling engine development for biomass operation UK Drummond Hislop 44 71 792 2241

44 71 792 2543

    51 Artesian Rd., London W2 5DB, UK       6      
1/27/98 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING T. R. MILES, TECHNICAL CONSULTING, INC. Biomass Counciing, wide experience feeding, gasification, combustion wood, ag residues USA T. R. Miles 503 646 1198

503 605 0208

@teleport.com www.teleport.com/~tmiles 1470 S. W. Woodward Way, Portland OR 97225       >50      
9/20/99 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING UMSICHT (Fraunhofer-Institute for Environmental Safety and Energy Technology) CFB gasification for gas engines GERMANY Markus Ising 49 208 8598 189

49 208 8598 290

info@umsicht.fhg.de www.umsicht.fhg.de Osterfelder Strasse 3, D-486047 Oberhausen, Germany   Wood chips 0.5 MWe plant operating since 1995, 12 MW planned   2 $2800/kWe Has operated a 0.5 MWe pilot plan since 1996, now planning 12 MW commercial plant
9/30/97 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING VALMET AUTOMATON INC. (Energy product line) Control and information management sstems for atmospheric and pressurized gasification systems FINLAND Markku Tuovinen 358 3 266 8592FX markku.tuovinen@valmet.com www.valmet.com/automation/ Lentokentankatu 11, Box 237, FIN-33101 Tampere, FINLAND Active            
9/1/97 EQUIPMENT & CONSULTING WARREN & BAERG MFG. CO. Manufacture cubing eqpt. USA Jim Pennington 207 591 6790

207 591 5728

    39950 Rd. 108, Dinuba, CA 93618 Active           W & B took over the John Deere cuber, making it stronger for fuel use
3/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS LARGE AMBIENT ENERGY LTD. Build large biomass power plants in UK UK Gerry Swarbrick 44 117 914 7158

44 117 949 3063

gjswarbr@netcomuk.co.uk   33 Upper Cranbrook Rd., Bristol BS6 7UR, UK Holding 15 year contracts, seeking gasifiers   5.5 MWe     $1800/kW Ambient owns power sale contracts for 2 projects and is actively seeking a supplier of gasification plants for construction at location in the UK
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE AERIMPIANTI (Ansaldo, TPS) Fuel gas for cement kiln of power, 2 Circulating TPS FBs ITALY G. Campagnola 39 2 54 97241

39 2 54 97300

    Aerimpianti Spa, V. Bergamo 21, Milano 21135, Italy              
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE ARBRE (TPS) 8MW CFB demonstration of IGCC & Short rotation forestry UK Keith Pitcher ?

44 113 224 42384

    Yorkshire Environmental Ltd., 2 The Embankment, Sovereign St., Leeds LS1 4BG, UK             8MWe plant using short-rotation forestry, and demonstrating hot gas cleanup. Pilot plant test ‘95-96 on willow feedstock.
12/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE ASSIDOMN KRAFTLINER 94186 Pitea SWEDEN Gunnar Lundkvist   Gunnar.lundkvist@asdo.se                  
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE BIG-GT (State Bahia, Brazil, Electro-Braz, Shell, World Bank) Biomass Integrated Gasification with combined cycle to prove commercial viability of atmospheric BIG-CC BRAZIL Eduardo Carpentieri 55 81 228 2605

55 81 227 2785

carpent@elogica.com.br   CHESF; Rua Delmiro Gouveia, 333-1-B-3; Bongi-50761-901;Recufife, Pernambuco, Brazil Design completed, Wood, Eucalyptus plantation       ($1400/kWe projected) Still in planning stage, TPS Termiska chosen contractor, see Eric Rensfelt. System expected to approach 47% efficient (LHV)
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE BIOELETTRICA (Energy Farm projectof E.C. in Italy) Demonstration of short rotation forestry, using Lurgi CFB gasifierIGCC ITALY Costantino Panzani 39 50 535 499

39 50 535 477

delange@bioelectrica.it   Bioelectrica, Via Cesare Battisti 47, Pisa 56125, Italy Active Short rotation wood 8-12 MW   Planning   Planning began in 1994, European Union, extended details in [Overend, 1999]
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE BIOMASS GASIFICATION FACILITY (BGF) (Westinghouse, PICHTR/IGT, US DOE) Pressurized Bubbling FB, Renugas Process, for IGCC USA Ben Wiant 808 579 8020

808 579 9812

bgfmaui@maui.net   Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co., Paia, Maui, Hawaii Permitted,Testing Aug-Nov ‘97 Bagasse, plantation wood Bagasse, 100 TPD dry basis       Program on hold Jan 1998
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE BIOSYN Oxygen gasifier for methanol production CANADA Prof. Esteban Chornet 819 821 7171

819 821 7955

echornet@
coupal.gcm.usherb.ca;
esteban_chornet@nrel.gov
  Dept. of Genie Chimique, Univ. de Sherbrooke, PQ, J1K 2R1, Canada Completed Wood         Biosyn project for methanol. See Chapter 3
8/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE BRIGHTSTAR SYNFUELS CO. Externally heated, steam reforming of biomass, for medium Btu syngas USA Ron Menville 504 642 2500

504 642 2503

ronmenvillejr@worldnet.att.net   Box 539 St. Gabriel, LA 70776 Developing projects US, Australia, Europe Sawdust, bark,MSW, bagasse, sludge, coal   6 1   Proprietary medium energy gasification technology for use for use in burners, rotary dryers, boilers, dryers, turbines, recip engines
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE BURLINGTON ELECTRIC, VERMONT (FERCO, Battelle) IGCC Demonstration of Battelle gasifier at existing wood plant USA John Irving 802 865 7482

802 865 7481

jirving104@aol.com www.future-energy.com/
FERCOhomepage/A
585 Pine St., Burlington, VT 05401-4891 (Plant at 111 Intervale Rd. Testing Wood 200 TPD, 10 MW       Battelle Columbus Double Fluid Bed Process, see Chapter 3
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE CARBONA (Formerly Tampella, Enviropower, and Vattenfall) Pressurized Fluidized Bed USA Kari Rasanen 358 93 358 0300

358 93 358 0325

    Carbona Corp., USA, 4501 Circle 75 Pkwy, Su E 5300, Atlanta, GA 30339; Box 610, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland             Gasification based power plants, see Chapter 3
9/20/99 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE CESP (Companhia Ebergetica de San Paulo)   BRAZIL                       Electrically heated gasifier for making methanol
12/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE COMBUSTION CONSULTANTS LTD Fixed bed close coupled gasifiers to supply clean combustion gas at over 2,000 F NEW ZEALAND Paul D. Williams 64-6 875 0734

64-6 875 0098

enquiries@waterwide.co.nz www.waterwide.co.nz 37 Parkhill Rd., Hastings, New Zealand 600 units in commercial operatin Wood (chips, sawdust, shavings, etc.) paper sl, Ag, bark etc 2-60 Mbtu/hr 20 600 $100,000/MW(th) The Waterwide Close Coupled Gasifier is a proven system able to accommodate raw waste, gasify it, then clean and combust the gas. Output is clean flue gas at over 2,000F.
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE ELSAM/ELKRAFT Fluidized Bed for Biocycle project; coal-straw cogasification DENMARK Michael Madsen 45 44 66 00 22

45 44 65 61 04

    SK Power Co., Project Div. Lautruphoj 5-7, DK-2750 Ballerup, Denmark   Biomass, coal, straw         IGCC, Press. Circ Fl Bed from Enviropower, see Chapter 3
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE ENVIROPOWER (Tampella, IGT) Recirculating Fluidized Bed Gasification FINLAND Kari Salo 46 8 739 60 00

46 8 739 68 02

    Teknikantie 12 S-162 87, Stockholm, Sweden             Process for large, central power plants and IGCC, see Capter 3.
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE EPI (Energy Products of Idaho, formerly JWP) Steam, power Fluidized Bed USA Michael L. Murphy 208 765 1611

208 765 0503

EPI@EnergyProducts.com   4006 Industrial Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814, USA Company active in comb, few gasifier projects Wood, Ag res, sludge, rice hulls, RDF 25MWth   3   3 Fluidized bed gasifiers for wood in Oregon, California and Missouri, see Chapter 3.
1/20/98 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE FERCO (Future Energy Resources Corp.) Developers of large gasifier systems for efficient power (Burlington, Binaga) USA Sim Weeks 404 831 9355

404 814 0549

  www.future-energy.com FERCO, 950 E Paces Ferry Rd., NE., SU 810, Atlanta, GA 30326 Active Wood chips, general 5 MWe 3     Plant currently under test
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE FOSTER WHEELER (Formerly Ahlstrom, AB) Circulating Atmospheric & Presssurized FBs for power FINLAND Ragnar Lundqvist 358 5229 3314

358 5229 3309

    Foster Wheeler R&D Center, SF-48601 Karhula, Finland   Wood chips, bark, peat 2 t/h-27t/h       Now Foster Wheeler. Circulating Fluidized Bed Gasifier, full scale in Sweden, pilot on MSW. Exceeds 300 hr commercial operating, see Chapter 3
9/30/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE GLOBAL ENERGY (AFT-IGCC) Combining Coal, MSW IGCC for clean power USA   513 621 0077

513 621 5947

    1500 Chiquita Centre, 250 E. fifth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 Planning Coal, MSW          
12/15/98 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE HERMAN RESEARCH PTY, LTD IDGCC Gasification system for power generation from high moisture fuels AUSTRALIA Anthony Campisi

Alf Ottrey

61 2 9565 9760

61 3 9565 9777

campa@hrl.com.au

hrl@hrl.com.au

www.hrl.com.au HRL Technology, 677 Springvale Rd., Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia 3179 Development Low rank coals, considering biomass partners Up to 300 MW 2 10 t/h (10 MW demo)   Fluid-bed gasifier with integrated gas-cooling/fuel drying system and 5 MW gas turbine. New Lahti gasifier being developed. Also R&D, Equipment and Consulting (Alf Ottrey).
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE HURST BOILER & WELDING CO. Underfed stoker gasifier-combustor for Heat, power, steam USA Gene Zebley 912 346 3545

912 346 3874

hboiler@rose.net www.thomasregister.com/
hurstboiler
21971 US Hwy 319 South, Coolidge, GA 31738-0529 active >600 types; Up to 55%MC wood, MF, tires, sludge, paper 0.4 to 56 MBTU/hr per unit 30 >400 $1M/MWt Leading mfgr of fixed bed gasification systems for heat and power, R&D and support. Provide engineering, fabrication and mfg "in house". 200+ employees,l, see Chapter 3.
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE IMTRAN VOIMA Combined cycle powerprocess using steam drying, injection FINLAND S. Hulkkonen 358 9 8561 4612

358 9 563 2225

weppo.hulkkonen@ivo.fi   IVO, Rajatorpantie 8, Vantaa, 01019 IVO Finland Pilot plant for steam drying… High moisture wood, peat, paper sludge     1 pilot dryer   High pressure fuel drying and steam injection, air blown pressurized gasification, combined cycle
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE KVAERNER ENVIROPOWER INC.   USA Herbert. J. Fruth 410 356 1111     10055 Red Run Blvd., Owings Mills, Md 21117             Used in Elsam Gasifier, Euro. Comm. ,
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE LURGI UMWELTTECHNIK GMBH Circulating Fluid Bed Gasifier for power generation, cement or lime kilns GERMANY Rainer Reimert 49 69 5808 3530

49 69 5808 2628

    Lurgi-Allee 5, P.O. Box 11 12 31, D-60295 Frankfurt am Main. In design, tested pilot scale RDF, wood, bark, carbon ash, waste 14 MW el, 50-100 MW(th)       Fixed & fluidized bed gasifiers, see Chapter 3.
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE NEW ENGLAND POWER SERVICE   USA Raymond L. Coxe 508 366 9011X 3120     25 Research Drive, Westborough, MA. 01582             See TBR letter, brochure, planning 500-5MW gasifier demo
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE POWER GASIFIERS INTERNATIONAL Complete gasificaiton systems, 40-5000kW UK Nigel Viney 44 767 680 351

44 767 683 298

    29 St. Neots Rd., Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 ILG, U.K.     40-5,000 kW       Complete gasificaiton systems, 40-5000kW
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE POWER SOURCES, INC. Owner operator of Various commercial gasifiers for steam, hot air, power USA Dennis C. Williams 704 525 5819

704 527 1218

powersou@aol.com   9140 ArrowPoint Plvd., Su 370, Charlotte, NC 28273 7 Gasification and combustion Wood, paper sludge, rice hulls, other biomass To 330 tpd 12 3 Gasifiers, 4 combu   2 wood waste gasifiers, one rice hull gasifier
1/20/98 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE PRM ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC - FABRICATION AND TESTING Multi zone, fixed grate, co-current Large gasifier systems for heat, steam power USA W. N. (Bill) Scott 918 835 1011

918 835 1058

sales@prmenergy.com www.primenergy.com Box 581742, Tulsa, OK 74158 Many units around the world Rice husk/straw, bark, sawdust, RDF, etc... 10-1,000 t/d     $1,500 - $2,500/kWe;$1.4M for 100 t/d Licensed for design and construction of PRMES type gasifiers
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE PRM ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.- CORPORATE OFFICES Multi zone, fixed grate, gasifier for process heat, steam, power. USA Ron Bailey Jr., 501 767 2100

501 767 6968

info@prmenergy.com www.prmenergy.com PRMES, 504 Windamere Terrace, Hot Springs, AR 71913 Many units around the world Rice husk/straw, bark, sawdust, RDF, etc... 10-1,000 t/d 15 18 gasifiers, 15 pla $1,500 - $2,500/kWe 18 operating systems in US, Australia and Malaysia, Costa Rica, many new plants building, PRMES (see also PRIMENERGY) over 500,000 tons/yr installed capacity, planning MSW, see Chapter 3.
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE PROLER INTERNATIONAL Reforming HC waste to syngas USA Dennis Caputo, VP 713 627 3737

713 627 2737

    4265 San Felipe, # 900; Houston, TX 77027     1800 kg demo plant       Developed a 50 t/d pilot unit for MSW, producing 300 Btu/scf -synthesis gas¦. Have 100 hr continuous
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE PUROX Fixed bed updraft slagging gasifier for disposal of MSW, steam, syngas USA Hiroshi Tamura 415 345 1338     951 Mariners Island Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94404 Closed, 1997 MSW 200 t/d   1 in Chichibu, opera   An advanced, slagging oxygen gasifier, closed for political reasons, see Chapter 3.
12/15/98 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE QBEG LTD (Queensland Biomass Energy Group Ltd.) R&D & Commercialization of IGCC power cogen for sugar processing operations AUSTRALIA Terry Dixon 61 7 4952 7600

61 7 4952 1734

terry@sri.org.au   QBEG, C/-SRI, Box 5611 Mackay Mail Centre, Australia 4741 Planning Sugar cane bagasse, trash, in 2,000; wood chips, coal cofire, post 2002 5 MW IGCC (Long term 50-200 MWe)   5 Mwe under Constr $2400/kWe

$1020 nth pl

Sugar industry in Australia has 3400 MWe potential; building on Maui gasifier; plant to be constructed near sugar site by 2004.
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE SKYGAS VENTURESEARCH (Unitel) Electric Arc Fixed Bed Gasifier for Syn-gas, methanol USA Ravi Randhava, Serge Randhava 847 297 2265

847 297 1365

    Unitel Technologies, Inc., 411 Business Center Dr., Su 111, Mount Prospect, IL 60045   Wc 96t/d       Electric aric pyrolysis with 3 electrodes in bed; secondary reactor in coke bed also electrically heat, see Chapter 3.
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE SOFRESID/CALIQUA (Andco Torrax, Ascab-Stein) Slagging updraft air gasifier FRANCE M. J. Vigouroux 33 1 48 70 4692

33 1 48 70 4444

    59 Rue de la Republique, 93104, Montreuil, Cedex, France Many built, 1 still in operat MSW         Novel MSW slagging gasifier, see Chapter 3.
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE SUR-LITE CORP. Fluidized Bed for Gas, Steam USA Edward G. Gjerde 562 693 0796

562 693 7564

sur-lite@deltanet.com   8124 Allport Ave., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670   Chips, cotton waste, rice hulls, auto waste 120 t/d 40     Have 4 or 5 commercial units, see Chapter 3
8/1/97 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE TERAMETH INDUSTRIES (TMI) Landfill gas reforming to methanol, DME H2, CO2 USA Gil Cervantez 510 939 2020

510 939 2052

    Box 4689, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Under construction 3.7 M cf/d landfill gas GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE   1 Site specific  
9/29/99 GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE THERMOCHEM (MTCI) Pulse combustor steam fluidized bed USA Ravi R. Chandran 410 354 0420

410 354 0471

rchandran@mecionline.net www.tchem.net MTCI, 6001 Chemical Rd., Baltimore, MD, 21226 Actively building several systems, see text Chapter 3   20TPD, Balt, 50TPD,New Bern, NC       Produces high energy gas with Indirectly Heated Fluidized Bed Gasification using pulsed combustion, see Chapter 3.